This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

The dark forces at play in our schools:

• Who’s Stopping The Government From Giving Americans Relief From Crushing Student Loans (CNN, 2/28/23)

And what’s making them think: 

• Is It Any Surprise Young People Are Turning To Tiktok To Learn About Sex? (Cosmo UK, 1/3/23)

• When To Start Talking About Sexual Health With Your Child: Earlier Than You Think. (Mayo Clinic, 9/30/22)

And some listener mail:

• Do We Really Need To Transform Our Education System? (School Performance Institute, 12/1/22)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

The dark forces at play in our schools:

• ‘Brainwashing a Generation’: British Schools Combat Andrew Tate’s Views (NYT, 2/19/23)

• We Won't Survive Another Generation Of Lost Boys (Always Learning, 1/11/23)

What’s making them think: 

And more on Educational Savings Accounts:

• ESAs Don’t Need the Charter Treatment (Permissionless Education, 2/21/23)

• Chicken Coops, Trampolines and Tickets to SeaWorld: What Some Parents are Buying with Education Savings Accounts (The 74, 2/7/23)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed school choice with some Twitter hot takes and new essays from Opportunity America.

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

The dark forces at play in our schools:

• 23 Baltimore Schools Have Zero Students Proficient In Math, Per State Test Results (Fox, 2/6/23)

And what’s making them think: 

• When School Reform Is Not Enough (FutureEd, 2/9/23)

And make sure to check out the Imbroglio newsletter and Sweat the Technique podcast - two new education focused offerings from The Lost Debate!

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

The dark forces at play in our schools:

• Hillsdale-Linked Charter School Group Will Try Again in Tennessee (Chalkbeat, 12/5/22)

And what’s making them think: 

• The High School We Need (Lost Debate, 1/31/23)

Introducing Lost Debate's newest weekly podcast, Sweat the Technique, which is taking over the Citizen Stewart feed for a special episode! The new show features a group of pathbreaking educators who come together to answer the question: how do we get better, faster? Our hosts apply lessons from the classroom to all areas of life — from parenting to relationships, to sports, to hobbies, and more.

In this first episode, Ravi sits down with Sweat the Technique co-host Doug Lemov, K-12 expert and author of the international bestseller Teach Like a Champion. Ravi and Doug discuss how lessons from teaching and running schools can be applied to the broader world.

The Citizen Stewart Show will be back with a new episode later this week, and new episodes of Sweat the Technique will drop every Wednesday on the Sweat the Technique feed.

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

What’s making them mad:

• Are Standardized Tests Racist, or Are They Anti-racist? Yes. (Atlantic, 1/23/23)

What’s making them think: 

• Study Finds School Vouchers Decrease Racial Segregation in Ohio Classrooms (The 74, 1/24/23)

And make sure to check out Imbroglio, a newsletter from Lost Debate about how we bring about the education revolution!

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

TFA downsizing:

• Teach For America To Cut A Quarter Of Staff In Latest Shakeup (Chalkbeat, 1/20/23)

What’s making them mad:

• Justices Will Consider Reviving Lawsuit From Deaf Student Who Was Denied Sign-Language Interpreter (ScotusBlog, 1/14/23)

What’s making them think:

• The Coming School-Discipline Wars (National Review, 1/21/23)

And some inside baseball: how ed reform has its own bureaucracy

• The End of School Reform? (National Affairs, Winter 2023)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

Some listener mail about a proposal for a county-wide school board, and the difficulties parents face access special education for their children.

• Paid Countywide School Board? One Area Lawmaker Proposes Giving It A 10-Year Tryout (The Morning Call, 1/6/23)

What’s making them mad:

• New York City’s Pre-K System Was a Model. Now Employees Say It’s a Mess. (NYT, 1/6/23)

And what’s making them think: 

• Graduation Must Depend on Learning, Not Time (EdWeek, 10/12/21)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

An article from a listener:

• In One Giant Classroom, Four Teachers Manage 135 Kids – and Love It (The 74, 1/6/23)

What’s making them mad:

• Muzzled by DeSantis, Critical Race Theory Professors Cancel Courses or Modify Their Teaching (ProPublica, 1/3/23)

• DeSantis To Scrutinize Higher Ed Programs For Diversity, Critical-Race Theory Activities (Miami Herald, 1/4/23)

And what’s making them think: 

• How The Supreme Court Can Protect Charter Schools From Suffocating Litigation (WaPo, 1/4/23)